The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-11
THE DALLAS TURNvEREINS
Laying the Corner Stone of
Their New Hall.
Mayor Brown, Il. Il. Bohny and G. Il.
Alderman Address the Assembly.

| mony OF the laying OF tne corner
stone of the new Turner Hall, on the
corner of Harwood, Canton and Young
streets began in the presence OF large
assembly, composed of both German
and American citizens.
A description of this hail will
be of interest to our readers
at this time. The point where
this hall is being built is in beautiful
portion of the q city. 1t will front
Harwood, with entrances on Canton
and Young strecis. The building will
be 60x120 feet, with brick basement
twelve feet high, and two-story
frame superstructure divided into six
rooms on first floor, all of which will
bo used exclusively by the society.
This floor is TO have gymnasium.
bowling alley, bar, reading room, din
ing room, kitchen, closets, etc. Two
flights cf stairs lead up to the second
story, making escape easy in case Of
fire, and landing in an entrance with
cloak room, ticket office, toilets, etc,
from which entrance two stairways
lead up to tie gallery. Folding doors
open into the main hall, which is 6OX75
feet, clear Of columns or other OBJ
structions. and is TO be elegantly fur
nished in neatly finished natural wood
with comfortable seats. heating ap-
paratus, etc. The stage is Z6x6O feet,
connected with which will be dressing
rooms and other convcnienccs and
handsome scenery. The gallery story
has in addition to scaling capacity tor
more than 250 persons, rooms for the
ianitor aud the committees. The roof
will be of shingles, self-supporting
and finished, witt paneled ceiling over
main hall and supporting the galley
by large iron rods extending down.
The building will cost $4,000.
A few minutes after 2 o'clock
the members of the Frohsinn
singing sc oction, OF the Turner's opened
the exercises with a stirring song. The
club is composed of between twenty
five and thirty members and their
singing was very fine.
After the meeting Mr.. l.. f. Bohny,
chairman of the building committee
delivered a short pleasing address of
welcome to the guests. lie gave de-
scription of tho building, and spoke
of the object for which il is being
built, gave an account of its cost and
how the money was raised. lie said
the hall was not built for the Turnve-
rein society alone, but that it was a
Dallas institution, they having invited
the city council of the two cities to be
present aud participate in the ceremo-
nies. After speaking of the prosperi-
ty of Dallas and the good feeling
and fellowship existing among all
classes, he introduced Mayor John
Henry Brown. The mayor replied to
Mr.. Bohny's address of welcome in
commendable words and paid a suita-
bic and appropriate compliment to the
Dallas Turnvcrein society. He said
that il was benevolent association
which tended to develop the social
and physical condition of society gen.
orally. lie said that gymnastics as
practiced by the Turnverein had
been inaugurated by patriotic Ger
man in 1910, when the German people
were overrun by Napoleonic wars,
aud as a means of uniting the young
men OF Germany from the stand point
of patriotism and as training school
for the army, better qualifying sol-
diers for their duty. It's effect was
wonderful in saving the unity of this
people. After the downfall, the speak
er said. of Napoleon, the spirit OF
patriotism and love of liberty, which
had been encouraged by this society,
created distrust in its ultimate effects
in favor of liberty, and 10 some extent
it fell under the ban of condemnation,
but when the revolution of lSiS broke
out in Germany this institution was
revived in all its vigor. and from that
day to this IL has continued to spread
throughout Europe and America til
II be no longer an exclusive German
institution,